2017 Sydney Cup Results

Sydney Cup News

Over the weekend at Royal Randwick jockey Corey Brown repeated his Sydney Cup 2017 winning ride on the Charlie Appleby-trained UK raider Polarisation who enjoyed success in “take-two” of the two mile classic. A fortnight ago Brown rode the Godolphin-raced Polarisation to “win” the subsequently voided edition of the $2 million Group 1 Schweppes Sydney…

The Group 1 Sydney Cup is held on the final race day of the esteemed ‘The Championships’ during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival. Day 2 of ‘The Championships’ – also known as Queen Elizabeth Stakes Day – is one of the most exciting and valuable race days on the Australian racing calendar.

Held on the second Saturday of April the meeting is headined by four Group 1 races including the richest race on the card – the $4 million Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m). The other elite level features along with it and the Sydney Cup are the Group 1 ATC Oaks (2400m) for the three-year-old fillies and the Group 1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes (1600m) for fillies and mares.

The Sydney Cup is one of only a few Australian races run over the traditional cup distance of 3200m, the same as Australia’s most illustrious race the Melbourne Cup. This open handicap event is worth a very lucrative $2,000,000 and generally features some of the leading stayers in Australia.

As the premier staying event during the Sydney Autumn Carnival, the Sydney Cup attracts a high quality field of gallopers each year and notable winners include the three time Melbourne Cup winning mare Makybe Diva (2004), Tie The Knot (1998 & 1999) and Count Chivas (1996).

The best guide to the Sydney Cup in recent years has been the Group 2 Chairmans Handicap (2600m) held the Saturday before on Doncaster Mile Day. The Chairmans Handicap / Sydney Cup is a very popular betting double. Horses to claim victory in both races include The Offer (2014), Jessicabeel (2010), No Wine No Song (2008), Henderson Bay (2002), Linesman (1997) and King Aussie (1990).

The rescheduled 2017 Sydney Cup ran on Saturday April 22 after the original running was declared a No Race due to the breakdown of Almoonqith and fall of two jockeys.

2017 Sydney Cup Results

Read the full Sydney Cup 2017 Resultswith Charlie Appleby’s UK raider Polarisation holding off a late challenge by the gallant Chris Waller-trained veteran Who Shot Thebarman.

Place

#

Horse

Trainer

Jockey

Margin

Br.

Wgt.

SP

1

14

POLARISATION (GB)

Charlie Appleby

Corey Brown

–

6

51.5kg

$6.50

2

1

WHO SHOT THEBARMAN (NZ)

Chris Waller

Blake Shinn

0.2L

13

57kg

$12

3

6

BIG DUKE (IRE)

Darren Weir

Glen Boss

0.7L

2

52kg

$3.70F

4

8

ANNUS MIRABILIS (IRE)

Stuart Webb

Dean Holland

6.1L

4

52kg

$31

5

5

CHANCE TO DANCE (IRE)

Stephen Autridge & Jamie Richards

Christian Reith

6.2L

3

53kg

$19

6

7

HARLEM (GB)

David & B Hayes & T Dabernig

Chad Schofield

6.4L

7

52kg

$17

7

10

PENGLAI PAVILION (USA)

Charlie Appleby

Kerrin McEvoy

7.9L

14

52kg

$5.50

8

9

MISTER IMPATIENCE (GB)

Michael Moroney

Jay Ford

10.6L

5

52kg

$61

9

11

KINEMA (IRE)

Chris Waller

Tim Clark

11.5L

12

52kg (cd 52.5kg)

$21

10

3

TALLY

John O’Shea

Tommy Berry

11.6L

1

55kg

$12

11

4

BOOM TIME

David & B Hayes & T Dabernig

Cory Parish

31.1L

9

53.5kg

$11

12

12

LASQUETI SPIRIT

Lee Curtis

Bobby El-Issa

40.2L

8

51.5kg

$19

13

13

PENTATHLON (NZ)

John Wheeler

Jeff Penza

69.9L

11

51.5kg

$41

FF

2

LIBRAN (IRE)

Chris Waller

Brenton Avdulla

–

10

56.5kg

$19

–

16e

SELF SENSE

David Brideoake

–

–

0

–

–

–

15e

ROCK ON (NZ)

John Sargent

Jeff Penza

–

0

–

–

2017 Sydney Cup Betting

Sydney Cup betting is notoriously difficult and, just like the Melbourne Cup, is always a very open race. In recent years favorites have a strong record in the Sydney Cup and the likes of Mahtoum (2005), No Wine No Song (2008), Ista Kareem (2009), Jessicabeel (2010), Niwot (2011) and The Offer (2014) have all given punters a positive result in the race. However, there has also been plenty of upsets in the history of the Sydney Cup including by the likes of Just A Dancer ($41 in 1991) and Grand Marshal ($41 in 2015).

Good Sydney Cup betting tips include looking for horses that ran top four in their lead-up runs and graduates out of the previous weekend’s Chairman’s Handicap at the Randwick track.

The 2017 Sydney Cup odds will be listed below as soon as released by Ladbrokes.com.au in the lead-up to the two mile classic.

2017 Sydney Cup Form Guide

The Sydney Cup form is often very easy to follow as most horses contest either the Group 2 Chairman’s Handicap (2600m) or Group 1 The BMW (2400m) in the lead-up to the race. The Chairman’s Handicap remains the key Sydney Cup form race.

2017 Sydney Cup Field

Each year the Sydney Cup field attracts the autumn’s top-class stayers many of which have had previous experience over the two miles either via an earlier year’s Sydney Cup or even the iconic Melbourne Cup run at Flemington on the first Tuesday of November.

The Sydney Cup 2017 field is set for release on the Tuesday before the race and will be published in full below as soon as available.

The updated 2017 Sydney Cup Final Field & Barriersfor the rescheduled edition of the race were released on Wednesday April 19, 2017 featuring a full 14 starters plus 2 emergencies, led by the favourite Big Duke and new entry Lasqueti Spirit who won the Crown Oaks in Melbourne over the spring.

#

Form (Last 10)

Horse

Trainer

Jockey

Barrier

Weight

Hcp. Rating

1

527255×364

WHO SHOT THEBARMAN (NZ)

Chris Waller

Blake Shinn

15

57kg

108

2

41112×8746

LIBRAN (IRE)

Chris Waller

Brenton Avdulla

12

56.5kg

107

3

02303×3771

TALLY

John O’Shea

Tommy Berry

1

55kg

105

4

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BOOM TIME

David & B Hayes & T Dabernig

Cory Parish

11

53.5kg

101

5

450×423124

CHANCE TO DANCE (IRE)

Stephen Autridge & Jamie Richards

Christian Reith

5

53kg

100

6

1×42112111

BIG DUKE (IRE)

Darren Weir

Craig Williams

2

52kg

104

7

1x92384x38

HARLEM (GB)

David & B Hayes & T Dabernig

Chad Schofield

9

52kg

101

8

0x77113510

ANNUS MIRABILIS (IRE)

Stuart Webb

TBA

6

52kg

98

9

0100×60530

MISTER IMPATIENCE (GB)

Michael Moroney

Jay Ford

7

52kg

98

10

3x0x85x10x

PENGLAI PAVILION (USA)

Charlie Appleby

Kerrin McEvoy

16

52kg

98

11

70x41x7545

KINEMA (IRE)

Chris Waller

Tim Clark

14

52kg

97

12

8241×02753

LASQUETI SPIRIT

Lee Curtis

Bobby El-Issa

10

51.5kg

103

13

67379×9786

PENTATHLON (NZ)

John Wheeler

TBA

13

51.5kg

93

14

38x2x20x4x

POLARISATION (GB)

Charlie Appleby

Corey Brown

8

51.5kg

88

15e

5213412413

ROCK ON (NZ)

John Sargent

Jeff Penza

3

51.5kg

88

16e

239×668564

SELF SENSE

David Brideoake

TBA

4

51.5kg

87

2017 Sydney Cup First Acceptances

After nominations close in February the Sydney Cup first acceptances are taken four weeks out from the race on a Tuesday in early March, narrowing down the list of horses heading towards the $2 million classic.

The 2017 Sydney Cup first acceptances are set for release on Tuesday March 7, 2017 and will be listed below once announced.

Check out the original 2017 Sydney Cup First Acceptancesby following the link – including new top-weight Our Ivanhowe (57kg) along with the dominant Chris Waller-trained contingent led by Antonio Giuseppe and last year’s runner-up Libran.

Sydney Cup History

The Sydney Cup was first run in 1862 as a Principal race over 16 furlongs, and Talleyrand won the inaugural race. The distance and conditions of the Sydney Cup remained the same for over a century until Australia’s adoption of the metric system caused the length to be converted to 3200m in 1973. In 1980 the Sydney Cup was elevated to Group 1 status.

The event has gone by a number of different names over the years including the Randwick Grand Handicap, Randwick Grand Handicap Sweepstakes and the Sydney Gold Cup.

In 2017 the Sydney Cup was run on April 8, but declared a No Race after the fall of Almoonqith. It ran for a second time a fortnight later with the same horse, UK raider Polarisation, first past the post again.

Sydney Cup Records

Time Record:

3:19.0 set by Apollo Eleven in 1973 and equalled by Just A Dancer in 1991.